Stephen Law – The Evil God Challenge

The Central London Humanist Group presents; Stephen will be talking about his “Evil God Challenge” which he has used in debates with various theists including William Lane Craig and also about new ideas in the philosophy of religion that he’s been working on.; Stephen is the editor of the Royal Institute of Philosophy journal Think. He has published several books and is a senior lecturer in philosophy at Heythrop College University of London.; Please arrive early to have a glass of wine from our CLHG Charity Wine Bar find your seat and chat with other members.; Donations to the wine bar will go to Stephen’s chosen charity.; All our talks are open to the general public and free to attend but we ask those who can to make a donation of what they can afford to cover the costs of room and equipment hire and help keep our talks free to all.; Stephen’s book The War For Children’s Minds was Routledge’s lead title for 2006. It focuses on issues concerning moral and religious education using philosophical tools to help clarify and assess key arguments. Phillip Pullman said it “should be read by every parent every teacher and every politician”.; The book was based on a prize-winning essay (joint winner of the £5000 ESRC-Prospect Millennium essay prize in 2000). The publication had considerable impact and was reviewed by e.g. The Economist and featured on Radio 4 Today programme and Radio 3 Nightwaves (where I was in discussion about the book with Prof. Anthony O’Hear). It was also focus of e.g. a two-page feature in The Guardian.; Other books include:; • Very Short Introduction to Humanism (OUP 2011); • The Great Philosophers (Quercus 2007); • The Philosophy Gym (Headline 2000) – German version was winner of the E5000 Mindleheim Philosophy Prize in 2009; You can follow Stephen via his blog Stephen Law; Door at 18.30 for talk at 19.00